When Femme Fatale emerged on the metal scene in the '80s some people mocked. Metal acts fronted by rather gorgeous looking women were often the butt of many a joke whilst sceptical metalheads still thought it was okay to drool over the front-woman. However, Femme Fatale were one of the few bands to rise above the mockery and belted out a rather solid metal sound that enabled the band to shift over 200,000 copies...Lorraine Lewis was the voice, a hearty soul who not only adorned the walls of many a metalhead, but a woman who had balls and whose voice stood up to the music. Femme Fatale were not startlingly original, but like Chrissy Steele, this was all about the songs and this record boasted quite a few decent numbers which gained airplay and of course enabled Lorraine to display her form on MTV. The big hit was bubblegum stomper 'Falling In And Out Of Love', whilst 'Waiting For The Big One' was a hot, searing rocker, easily contending with the likes of Lita Ford and Vixen whilst hard rocker 'Touch And Go' boasted the line, "Do it to me all night long..." which I'm sure would have had a few teenage boys salivating! Femme Fatale were proof that that bands fronted by a woman could rock the airwaves, it's just a shame they never got the recognition they deserved.
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